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This article talks about how marijuana has increased by teenagers and talks about passing the law would help regulate the use of marijuana. Talks about some states that already have legalization and how they dont have as many habitual abusers.

This article talks about medical marijuana an how it helps with cancer patients. It talks about how kids on the street are able to get it no matter if it is legal or not so why not make it legal.

In this article, the author explain how if legalizing marijuana or cannabis, you benefit those with medical needs. Not only that, but it will allow the government to better controls it from the youth. Also proposes that it is better than other things the youth tries out, like alcohol, and cocaine.

Marijuana has its advantages which can ease the pain of a patient with cancer or AIDS. But some signs have also shown cancer cells growth in animals. Many believe that Marijuana can have an adverse affect on the brain. Long term effects can happen after a person has been on marijuana for a very long time and decides to get off. There are many pros and cons to this drug.

This article is about legalizing marijuana to help the spur the economy and create jobs. President Obama disagrees with the idea of legalizing marijuana. Attorney General Eric Holder said that federal agents will seek criminal charges against marijuana users if federal and state laws are broke.

The writer of this article is the executive director of Law Enforcement against Prohibition and he also on narcotics policing in Maryland, and he wants Marijuana legalized. And I have to say that I agree with him all the way on this. Alot of the time we do things because we know we aren't supposed to, and it makes it that much more exciting. So, in legalizing marijuana he believes that it will reduce the crime. Every year thousands of people are murdered over battling for drug turfs. In legalizing the drug, you would eliminate the middle man, and all the danger that comes with that. Instead, you could buy it in the store or a specialty shop like you would tobacco. I say lets get this ball rollin'!

This article talks about the legalization of marijuana and the gross annual income it can raise if legalized. If marijuana was taxed like cigarettes or alcohol, the annual income could be around 6 million dollars. This could be a key factor on getting the country out of debt and finding cures in diseases.

For many years we've seen supports of marijuana try to get it legalize for consumers. Supports of the legalization say its a great profit for the government and help with the drug trafficking that we face. But is it such a good idea to support the legalization of marijuana. There are many benefits to legalization of the product but also the cons to marijuana.

Art Carden says that the drug war against marijuana claimed too much loss already and that the prohibition of marijuana was a mistake.

This is about a legislation being passes about the legalization of marijuana. It also tells you how much the government has spent arresting and trying to get rid of the use of marijuana.

In this article, the author is explaining how marijuana has been used in the past for many medical uses and how it is starting to be known to help those with medical needs.

There are many benefits for cancer patients to use medical marijuana. It reduces nausea, gives an increased ability to digest food which in turn gives cancer patients the nutrients they need to survive. It also calms the nerves of cancer patients. There are 15 states who have legalized medical marijuana in the United States and it is also legal in Canada.

Enough signatures were gained to place the vote for an attempt to legalize marijuana in Washington State

This article is about legalizing marijuana. It gives supports from both sides of the argument, both very interesting.

A number of movements to legalize the use of marijuana have been gaining steam lately. There are places in California where it's already legal for medicinal purposes. Much of the American public now believes that the drug should be legalized (40 percent according to a Rasmussen International Poll) but others are still concerned about health damage and other adverse affects.

Charles Stimson talks about the disadvantages of marijuana regarding to physical/mental health and crimes.

About a year ago, a film came out showcasing the ins and out of the medical marijuana industry, a year later, many of the people in the film were idicted on federal drug charges and were given years in prison, one even died. The sad part? Most of these people lived in states where their profession is legal.

California prop. 215 was passed in 1996, by a 56% vote, legalizing medicinal marijuana. Now, some dispensaries in California are being shut down by the cities they are operating in. Attorneys in the case fighting for the dispensary owners are saying, "cities have the right to regulate... but they do not have the right to ban what the voters said is legal."

This topic just caught my attention because it sounds silly to me that there's actually a law against vibrators. Vibrators are not only meant for sexual reasons, but also for medical reasons, as stated in the article. A good argument was made on how it is ironic that guns are legal, yet a vibrator isn't legal in the state of Alabama;. Also, it raises a good question on what people are charged with if they possess a vibrator while passing through the state.

The states set up petition which passed the goal of 25,000 signatures.Now this can go to the White House for a response.

The site gives good points on why marijuana should be legal and goes into a brief history. The article has valid points but the end sounds more like the writer is trying to persuade the reader to becoming a libertarian.

This article is short but sweet. It get's right down to the point about personal freedom and the need to legalize marijuanna. It was said that they feel that maijuanna should be treated just like alcohol, legal.